IT
emerged in Abuja on Thursday that the administration of President Goodluck
Jonathan decided to grant state pardon to former governor of Bayelsa State,
Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha for critical political and security reasons.
emerged in Abuja on Thursday that the administration of President Goodluck
Jonathan decided to grant state pardon to former governor of Bayelsa State,
Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha for critical political and security reasons.
An
official document sighted by the Nigerian Tribune indicated six reasons the
government considered Alamieyeseigha’s pardon. According to the document, the
government discovered that part of the plea bargain entered into by the former
Bayelsa State governor included a presidential pardon, which was to be granted
by the administration of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
official document sighted by the Nigerian Tribune indicated six reasons the
government considered Alamieyeseigha’s pardon. According to the document, the
government discovered that part of the plea bargain entered into by the former
Bayelsa State governor included a presidential pardon, which was to be granted
by the administration of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
The
document also indicated that the administration has decided to firm up any
source of insurgency in the Niger Delta area following growing activities of
the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has put parts of the Northern part
of Nigeria under tension.
document also indicated that the administration has decided to firm up any
source of insurgency in the Niger Delta area following growing activities of
the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has put parts of the Northern part
of Nigeria under tension.
It was
also gathered that the government considered the behavior of the former
governor since his release from Prison and confirmed that he has been
remorseful and had contributed positively to the rise in the daily oil output
of the government from some 700 barrels per day to 2.4 million currently.
also gathered that the government considered the behavior of the former
governor since his release from Prison and confirmed that he has been
remorseful and had contributed positively to the rise in the daily oil output
of the government from some 700 barrels per day to 2.4 million currently.
The
document read in part: “Part of the plea bargain agreement reached with the
late President Yar’Adua included a pardon after conviction and jail term, this
was not actualised due to Yar’Adua’s death. This was the precedence in 2,000,
where a pardon was granted by then President Obasanjo, in the case of perjury
and forgery against the convicted former Speaker of the House, Salisu Buhari,
immediately upon his guilty plea and subsequent conviction.”
document read in part: “Part of the plea bargain agreement reached with the
late President Yar’Adua included a pardon after conviction and jail term, this
was not actualised due to Yar’Adua’s death. This was the precedence in 2,000,
where a pardon was granted by then President Obasanjo, in the case of perjury
and forgery against the convicted former Speaker of the House, Salisu Buhari,
immediately upon his guilty plea and subsequent conviction.”
According
to the document, said to have emanated from the intelligence arm of the
administration, the incarceration of Alamieyeseigha and Asari Dokubo, also
coincided with the height in militancy in the Niger Delta and armed struggle
which brought down oil production output and that allowing him to engage the
youths of the area could have further positive impact on oil production.
to the document, said to have emanated from the intelligence arm of the
administration, the incarceration of Alamieyeseigha and Asari Dokubo, also
coincided with the height in militancy in the Niger Delta and armed struggle
which brought down oil production output and that allowing him to engage the
youths of the area could have further positive impact on oil production.
The
document further read: “The incarceration of Alamieyesiegha and Asari Dokubo,
signaled the transformation of the Niger Delta conflict from one of peaceful
agitation and on to pipeline vandalism and full blown armed conflict, this was
because of the widely held perception in that area of both individuals as
selfless advocates of the common aspirations, which subsists to this day.
document further read: “The incarceration of Alamieyesiegha and Asari Dokubo,
signaled the transformation of the Niger Delta conflict from one of peaceful
agitation and on to pipeline vandalism and full blown armed conflict, this was
because of the widely held perception in that area of both individuals as
selfless advocates of the common aspirations, which subsists to this day.
Source: Tribune
